Afternoons Podcast Options

2:08 PM.Shalimar Mini Market in Wellington's Aro Valley caught the attention of third year film student Emma Bishop, who says Shalimar owners Nalini and Neil Patel have a wonderful story to tell. The Patels… Read more Audio

1:26 PM.A small Eastland community, 32 kilometres inland from Gisborne. This is the largest settlement you'll encounter on State Highway 2 as you travel between Poverty Bay and the Bay of Plenty. There are… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Elizabeth Shearer from Palmerston North has chosen 'Your Wildest Dreams' by the Moody Blues. Audio

4:37 PM.Topics - a London woman says she has been unemployed for two years because her good looks caused "massive problems" in the workplace. Might the founder of Tumblr, David Karp, have something to teach… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - Police officers acted unlawfully in establishing road blocks and detaining people during Operation 8 raids in the Urewera Ranges nearly six years ago, according to a report by the Independent… Read more Audio

3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:30 PM.First it was just a road; twenty years ago it became a song, now its art. Composer Don McGlashan's song 'Dominion Road' has become the subject of a piece of guerrilla art, halfway down Dominion Road… Read more Audio

3:09 PM.Another Digital Age Consequence: How do you make a Z?; Adobe Cloud Backlash; Skulking on Wikipedia; Eat It Forward. Audio

2:18 PM.Sixty years ago today, Ed Hillary was making his way up Mt Everest as part of a British expedition to conquer the world's tallest peak. Every day he kept a diary in a small notebook which is currently… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Thirteen-year-old Dylan Smith, a student at Orewa College, is the National Soap Box Trolley Champion and he is going to Ohio in July to take part in the World Championships. One-hundred-and-twenty… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Can you spot the connection in our music quiz? Audio

1:08 PM.Dennis Reeve from Auckland has chosen 'Joy' by Lucinda Williams. Audio

4:32 PM.Topics - Smashed smartphone screens have become a status symbol. Owners of apartments in Auckland's five-star Metropolis tower are pitted against one another in battles which have ranged from… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - There are conflicting reports as to whether a ship tied up at Queens Wharf is part of the Chinese navy (according to a report in the Herald). The Prime Minister, John Key, doesn't think… Read more Audio

3:46 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:34 PM.The subject is China and photography. Of the many different forms of photography perhaps one of the most fascinating is travel photography. Lynda Chanwai-Earle is chasing one such intrepid travel… Read more Audio

3:09 PM.For nearly 40 years, they were a team. Wellington City Councillor and the City's first deputy mayor Helen Ritchie and her husband Peter. He was an engineer, building dams around the world and together… Read more Audio

2:12 PM.There's a huge cache of war-time gold lying at the bottom of the Pacific, and the race is on to find it. Audio

1:49 PM.Featuring the songs 'Morphic Resonance' by the artist Salon Kingsadore and 'Multiple Lives' by the artist Anthony Tonnon. Audio

1:41 PM.Reviewing 'Golden Boy' by Abigail Tarttelin. Audio

1:33 PM.Reviewing the TV shows 'Harry' and 'Steve & Ben - World Famous in…'. Audio

1:08 PM.Graeme Bridge from Opua, Bay of Islands has chosen 'Autumn Leaves' by Cannonball Adderley featuring Miles Davis. Audio

4:32 PM.Topics - Most of us will put up with a cramped middle seat on a short flight. A Wellington information technology manager, Nigel Pinkerton, has established one that encourages staff to rate their… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - The kiwifruit growers' organisation says it expects its independent inquiry into Zespri's business dealings in China to run for some months yet. A mental health patient who committed suicide… Read more Audio

3:47 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio